On 01/25/2013 09:20 PM, Len Ovens wrote: > On Fri, January 25, 2013 5:56 pm, Bob van der Poel wrote: >> Anyone used one of cheap ribbon mics I see on feabay for well under >> $100? Yeah, probably get what you pay for ... but I don't have 2 to 4 >> grand just to play with one. I'm doing some in-home recording of a >> tenor sax and I've heard that ribbons are really good for this. >> Comments appreciated. > There are lots of different ribbon mics around. Some of them are not > really ribbon mics in the classical sense. I don't think a Mylar skin with > a ribbon printed on it will sound the same as the old ribbon mics. (they > may sound good, but not the same) I'm surprised nobody has suggested a Beyer M500. I've used them a lot, and like them, and they aren't very expensive. -- --- My bands, CD projects, music, news, and pictures: http://www.lateralforce.com My blog, with commentary on a variety of things, including audio, mixing, equipment, etc, is at: http://audioandmore.wordpress.com Staat heißt das kälteste aller kalten Ungeheuer. Kalt lügt es auch; und diese Lüge kriecht aus seinem Munde: 'Ich, der Staat, bin das Volk.' - [Friedrich Nietzsche] _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
